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Situation: John Doe is a non-symptomatic, morbidly obese male. His current body weight is 265 pounds. Body composition analysis indicated a body fat level of 40%. Following a recommendation from his physician, he has come to you for assistance. He needs to lose 25% of his total body weight to meet his physician's recommendation. He has begun to follow a strict diet that results in a 500 calorie per day negative caloric intake. In addition, he has begun walking at 3.0 mph at 5% grade for 30 minutes on a treadmill located at a local gym. He participates in his walking activity 4 days per week. John wants to know the following:

Need to know the following based on the information above please show work:

• His relative oxygen consumption when walking.
• The number of calories he is burning each minute of activity.
• The number of calories he is burning each complete workout session.
• The number of calories he is burning weekly as a result of his exercise alone.
• The number of weeks it will take for him to meet his weight loss objective given his current caloric restriction and his workout schedule.

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A breakdown of a metabolic plan for a hypothetical patient. Oxygen consumption is the best indicator of person's level of aerobic fitness. It is affected by age, gender,and body size.

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Exercise prescription metabolic equations
Need to know the following based on the information above please show work:

• His relative oxygen consumption when walking.
The formula for oxygen consumption is ( speed m/min ) x ( 0.2 ml/kg/ min per m/ min) + 3.5 ml/ kg/ min
3 mile/ hr X 1 m/0000621 mile X 1 hr/60 min = 80.51 m/ min
O2 consumption = 80.51 m ...

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